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White House Ebola Czar Begins First Day on Job

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The new White House Ebola czar begins his first day on the job Wednesday.

President Barack Obama tapped former White House adviser Ron Klain for the position last Friday.

Klain arrives as the federal government closes the gap at U.S. airports with Ebola screenings for travelers from West African countries with reported cases of the outbreak.

Anyone coming to the States from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea must enter at one of five airports screening for the deadly disease:

     -New York City's John F. Kennedy

     -Newark Airport in New Jersey

     -Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C.

     -Atlanta's Jackson-Hartsfield Airport

     -Chicago's O'Hare International Airport

On Tuesday, an ambulance rushed a passenger who landed at Newark Airport with Ebola symptoms to the hospital.

Two more people are being monitored in Chicago after arriving at O'Hare Airport with possible signs of the virus.

In light of heightened vigilance by U.S. authorities, a leading Red Cross official predicted the Ebola epidemic can be contained within four to six months.

At a news conference Wednesday in Beijing, Elhadj As Sy emphasized "good isolation, good treatment of the cases which are confirmed, good dignified and safe burials of deceased people" as the key components for dealing with Ebola.

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